Subj : Newsline Part 2
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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Sep 08 2016 10:03 pm

LICENSE TO TALK AROUND THE WORLD, ALMOST

JIM/ANCHOR: If you are a ham who travels from your home country to
nations within Europe, expect some licensing changes that will simplify
your life on the air. Amateur Radio Newsline's John Williams, VK4JJW,
explains.

JOHN'S REPORT: Planning to work the bands while visiting a European
country? There's even more of a chance you can do that now, and more
easily. An increasing number of amateur radio operators who are licensed
outside Europe, should now be able to operate there on a temporary basis
under measures adopted by the Working Group Frequency Management of the
European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administration, or
CEPT, on recommendation from the International Amateur Radio Union,
Region 1. Amateurs from countries within CEPT are already able to operate
across the borders of the 42 CEPT member countries on a short-term basis,
a privilege shared by visiting amateurs from certain non-CEPT nations,
including the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa,
and Peru.

The new recommendations that have been adopted, will open the door for
more nations to join them. Officials approved the recommendation by
Region 1 that there be adoption of a "Statement of Conformity" regarding
licenses. This allows nations wishing to be part of the CEPT licensing
framework to identify which class of its amateur license is equivalent to
the CEPT license, and vice-versa. This replaces the current procedure,
which involves having CEPT's European Communications Office examine the
other nation's license requirements, determining the equivalence
themselves. The conformity procedure is also being considered for the
CEPT Novice license.

Changes were also adopted for the CEPT license exam itself, known as the
Harmonized Amateur Radio Examination Certificate. The syllabus now touches
on specific operating practices and responsible conduct.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm John Williams, VK4JJW

(IARU, REGION 1)

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IN CANADA, MORE THAN JUST A DRILL

JIM/ANCHOR: Simulated disasters pave the way for smooth operations when
the real thing happens. Canadaian amateurs are preparing now for a big
weekend drill next month. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Heather Embee,
KB3TZD.

HEATHER'S REPORT: Canadian amateurs, get ready: The Simulated Emergency
Test will take place on Saturday, October 8, so prepare for the
unexpected. The nationwide drill will enable hams to challenge their
communications equipment, and their own personal skills, with a simulated
natural or man-made disaster. A number of agencies are working to develop
simulated emergency scenarios that will play out, in cooperation with the
Amateur Radio Emergency Service, the National Traffic System, and members
of the RAC's Field Organization.

The RAC has said that in Ontario, the exercise will also be held on
Wednesday, Oct. 5, for amateurs whose Emergency Operations Centers are
located in government offices, which are closed on weekends.

The RAC urges hams to contact their Section Managers to learn how to
participate in the exercise at either the local or Section-level.

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Heather Embee, KB3TZD.

(RADIO AMATEURS OF CANADA)

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BREAK HERE:

Time for you to identify your station. We are the Amateur Radio Newsline,
heard on bulletin stations around the world, including the KB3LSM
repeater in Evans City, Pennsylvania, just north of Pittsburgh.

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AUSTRALIAN FIELD DAY'S A 60-YEAR CELEBRATION

JIM/ANCHOR: Sixty years is a long time, and a milestone worth celebrating,
especially if you're an amateur radio club preparing for a big annual
gathering. That's what's happening in New South Wales, Australia, as we
hear from Amateur Radio Newsline's Graham Kemp, VK4BB.

GRAHAM'S REPORT: As stations in the Northern Hemisphere prepare for a
rainy Autumn and cold Winter, those OMs down in VK & ZL are looking
forward to Spring and Summer. In summer, the largest meeting of Radio
Hams in the Southern Hemisphere, will take place on February 26th, 2017
at the Wyong racecourse on the Central Coast of New South Wales in
Australia. The Central Coast Amateur Radio Club will be hosting its
Field Day -- known to hams in the Northern Hemisphere as a Hamfest or
Radio Rally. The CCARC, based just north of Sydney, has held those
gatherings for 60 years as a way to raise money for the club.

The club will mark its 60 years with a special call sign to be used later
in 2017, but during the Field Day, using VK2-W-F-D, for Wyong Field Day,
seems special enough.

So, to all those hams wanting to escape the cold months now arriving in
the Northern Hemisphere: Isn't February 2017 the best time to get away
from that horrible winter weather, and head "down under", to enjoy the
Australian Summer? The Field Day and the club itself, are a short hour's
drive out of Sydney, and for those interested in SOTA, there's even a
local drive-up summit, with free electric barbecue facilities on top of
it at Mount Elliot - what could be more Australian?

Full details on the club, and the Wyong Field Day can be found via the
club's website at www.ccarc.org.au.

Plan early! Get in quick, and book those cheap seats on the
inter-continental flights, and enjoy a well-earned break, down in the
land of Koalas and Kangaroos!

For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Graham Kemp, VK4BB.


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